Markets Live: CBA inches up as ASX gains

A Wall Street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Stocks?? kicked off the penultimate week of the year on a positive note after Republicans reached an agreement on the shape of U.S.?? tax cuts. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Drilling at AWE/Origin Energy Perth Basin venture in Western Australia.

Australian dollars in Sydney, Friday, September 22, 2017. The Aussie dollar remained below 80 US cents on Friday morning with lower iron ore prices lower, signals that a US interest rate hike was coming. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING